Clifford A. Wright's Recipes: Arab Levant

Winner of the James Beard/ KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year 2000 and Winner of the Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food 2000.

January 21, 2022

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Maqaniq - Homemade Spicy Lamb Sausage
Maqaniq
(Sausage, Grilled Sausage, Mixed)
Lamb sausage with coriander seed and mixed spices
posted: 01/09/2007

Pumpkin Purée with Sesame Seed Paste
Qara bi'l-Tahina
(Antipasto, Meze, Tapas, and Hors d'Oeuvres)
The pumpkin version of hummus
posted: 10/22/2007

Sesame Fried Oysters
(Antipasto, Meze, Tapas, and Hors d'Oeuvres)
Deep-fried oysters coated with sesame seed-flavored breadcrumbs
posted: 12/11/2006

Sfiha
Sfiha
(Pizza and Focaccia)
Small Arab open-faced pounded meat pizza
posted: 10/28/2009

Shish Kebab
Lahm Mishwy
(Lamb-Grilled)
Grilled skewers of lamb
posted: 01/09/2007

Stuffed Cabbage
Mahshi Malfuf
(Vegetables)
Arab-style cabbage leaves stuffed and rolled with rice, ground lamb, and spices
posted: 01/09/2007

Stuffed Zucchini
Kusa Mahshi
(Vegetables)
Zucchini stuffed with spiced rice and ground lamb
posted: 11/20/2007

Tabbouleh (Tabouly, Taboule, Tabouli)
Tabbula
(Antipasto, Meze, Tapas, and Hors d'Oeuvres)
The famous Arab parsley and mint salad with bulgur
posted: 10/23/2007

Jordan

Mansaf

Lebanon

Baba Ghannouj

Beets with Yogurt

Cauliflower with Cilantro

Fatayr - Spinach Pie Triangles

Fattoush

Fried Eggplant with Yogurt

Kafta - Grilled Ground Lamb

Makdus al-Badhinjan

Peaches in Rose Water Syrup

Swiss Chard with Black-Eyed Peas

Palestine

Maqluba - Upside-down Rice and Eggplant Casserole

Musakhkhan

Rice Pilaf with Chicken

Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil

Syria

Bamya bi'l-Zayt

Greens Beans with Pomegranate Molasses

Grilled Ground Lamb and Cherries on Skewers

Lentils with Lemon

Muhammara

Rice Pilaf with Meatballs

Spiced Fish

Spinach with Spices and Yogurt

General

Baby Meatballs in Spinach and Pine Nut Sauce

Baharat-Mixed Spices for Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian Cooking

Baked Meatloaf in a Pan

Falafel

Green Bean and Lamb Stew

Hummus

Lentil Soup

Maqaniq - Homemade Spicy Lamb Sausage

Pumpkin Purée with Sesame Seed Paste

Sesame Fried Oysters

Sfiha

Shish Kebab

Stuffed Cabbage

Stuffed Zucchini

Tabbouleh (Tabouly, Taboule, Tabouli)

This vast compendium [Little Foods of the Mediterranean] encapsulates the type of Mediterranean food that I love: simple, tasty, unpretentious, and easy to eat. Whether they are tapas, meze, or antipasti, they represent Mediterranean street food at its best. I especially applaud Clifford Wright’s great research into the similarities and the differences among the little foods of the eighteen countries of the Mediterranean Basin.
- Jacques Pépin, chef, cookbook author, and public television show host

Cucina Paradiso is a cookbook, not some dry, dull gastronomic text. The recipes are seductively written, and powerfully appealing. And Wright’s refreshing lack of arrogance...is a rarity among food writers today.
- Robin Mather, The Detroit News

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